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Speak of the Devil by Richard Hawke

Speak of the Devil: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Fritz Malone series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Speak of the Devil audiobook runs 11 hours unabridged, narrated by Paul Michael (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11listening hrs
Police & Detectivestore shelf
2006released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11 hours of listening.

Days to finish Speak of the Devil at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 11 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 22,296 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Fritz Malone

This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 21.9 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Speak of the Devil11 hrs
2Cold Day in Hell10.8 hrs

About as long, on the Police & Detective shelf

4,173 Police & Detective audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Speak of the Devil is book 1 of Richard Hawke's Fritz Malone series: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Michael, released January 10, 2006, on the Police & Detective shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11 hrs
Narrated by
Paul Michael
Released
January 10, 2006
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Police & Detective
Series
Fritz Malone #1
ISBN
9781415931691

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Speak of the Devil audiobook?

Speak of the Devil runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.

Is the Speak of the Devil audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Speak of the Devil?

Speak of the Devil is narrated by Paul Michael.

Is Speak of the Devil worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.